G+_Adam Williams Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 In the next part of my series on Mavericks Server, I cover how to set up Users & Groups. I cover the difference between a network and local account, how to set those accounts up and give them access to services, and all of the options available for managing users and groups. In the next screencast I will cover how to bind your client machines to your server to take advantage of these network accounts. If you have an questions feel free to leave a comment and I'll do my best to get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Digital Dynamic Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Explain why there's even a need for a Mac server? I mean, it's great that you care so much and all but doesn't the whole concept of a "server" kind of run counter to the Apple culture? Especially with support for SMB, NFS and all that other fun stuff that BSD offers. Macs are pretty agnostic about where they put their files these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Todd Olthoff Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 James Walker Thanks for the comment and great question. Certainly not everyone needs a server but I have found that Server offers some features that I use and is done in a simple fashion (you could assemble some of the pieces yourself but it is not as simple or elegant). Some of the reasons to have a server are: 1. network accounts & centralized home folders: these allow any user in your house to log onto any Mac and have their desktop and home folder structure show up on that Mac. Without that feature home folders are tied to the Mac they were created on and the user has to wait until that Mac is available. 2. VPN: This is one of the simplest/free ways to set up VPN on a Mac. 3. Profile Manager: you can manage all of the settings on all of your devices from a web interface and push those settings wirelessly to your devices. If you are managing multiple devices in your household and care about those settings (i.e. kids) than this is a powerful way to go. 4. Wireless/Centralized Time Machine Backups: You can back up all of your devices to centralized storage wirelessly so you don't need to worry about attaching drives for back ups to happen. You could use a Time Capsule but that limits your space. You could also hack an AEBS but I have found that to be unreliable. There are some other features that make it worth it but the post is already too long:). Hope that helps explain why I use it at least:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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